Curtain-fastener.



PATBNTB JULY 7, 1908.

P. MARGGRAPP. CURTAIN PASTE APPLIUATION FILED SEPT. 30. 1907.

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CUR'lAN-FASTEN Specification of Letters Yatent.

Patented. July 7, 1&03.

Application led September 30, 1907. Serial No. 895,319.

To all whom it may emteer'nf:

Be it known that l, FREDERK'K MARG- GRAFF, residing ntfAngnstn, in the eonnty ot' l Broeken and State oi Kentucky, have invented :L new :nid improved Curtain-Fnstene'r, of whieh the `Following is :t speeiiiention.

My invention, whieh is in the nature of' :t fastening ineens for storni curtains for eerriages and other like vehicles, primarily has for its purpose to provide t fa-stoner of the elmrneter started of :t simple and eeonoinieztl Aconstruetion7 that een be readily manipulnted, and which will efl'eetnslly serve its intended purposes.

ln its generiey nntnre, my invention coniprehends :in improved form of blank from which n spring holding easingA or barrel is shaped, :t spring tension looking hook, operftble within the barrel and coin A)rised of a singiel wire bent lo shape, and linving ineens thereon, ndnptod to interloek with :L enteh on ein opposing enrlnin oortion.

.ln its more subordinate l'entnres my invention eonsists in eertziin details of construction :1nd peenlizn eoinbinntion oli parts, all of whieh will be. hereinafter fully explained, s ieeilienll)Y pointed ont in the appended e :xilns und illustrated in the accompanying drawing, in whieh:

Figure l, is n View that illustrates 1n v in.- Fie. 2, is n'perspeetive view ol' the easing, the slidnble loeking` inelnber, the sprintengaged thereby, the easing bottom beiner shown sepnirnvted, to the better illnslrnle nlernnl arrangement ol the ports. Fig. il, is :t perspmftive view ol' the. slidinpr or hook nlexnber, :1nd the arieh deviees enrried thereby the stationary hook deviee being also shown, in delnil. Fig. `ll', is n perspeelive View ol' the blnnk l'roin whieh the easing body or shell is l'ornied end, Fig. v5,

' shows the (ranch deviee as on the enrtnin and the (Intell receiver on the .slidnble wire member.

ln enrrving ont m5Y invention, l provide un olongz'tled easing' or shell l, that is struck np from :t lnetnllie blank sheet having; the. shape shown in Fig. Vl nnd which is it vllnl body 1U relatively to Vthe ends, whorlgiy, when bent np, its central. portion will hex e. i, seini eirenhir shope, the portions 13 iiornnng the sides 13 13" ns eleerly shown in lFig. 2 which together with Fig. Ael also clearly shows the Sides ss having prongs 'l5-3b .lor passing; tlnot 'the slots 2l in plate il) and through the enrt to eleneh thereon. The projeetion 'i2 hns iY outer end reduced in width ns at l2@ where d to provide n guide al lorextending between the, opposite members ol' the slidoble hook carrying device E presently referred to und guide slots@lx in the l'ront end of the easing ior the, passage oll the said opposite n'ienlbers of the seid device' 3, :is clearly shown in Fig. 2 by rel'erenee to which it will be also noticed that the snid slots al" und the position of the, seid device 3 lie in e. plaine below the exis ol the seini-eirenlzn portion of the easing or shell. for

the reason presently explained. Theblnnk t lios elongited shoulders between the control selni-eirenlnr portion and the sides l.%':`-l.3"' to l'orin n mir ol guides 1X to receivel the perfdlel xnenibers RUMBO of the hook (unifying deviee l hereinafterreferred to, and elem-lv shown in Figs l and 2 ol' the. driwfings.

The hook marrying device 3 is formed np to shape from n, single stent piece of wire, .it

having pnrollel members 3U--30 that pass through the slots rL :nid whose outer ends :tre bent tower-d @eeh other ond right angles :is at 3l-m31 to forni one ol" the end bearings for the eoilod or tension spring held within the sen'ieeirenhn' body of the Gesiner :ind whose front end 4() eiigztges the 'frontend of the easing ns shown.

The bottoni plete 2f) when litted on the shell portion proper lies llzttwise :Lgninst the lower edges ol' the slxel end forms also n llztt bearing lor the deviee, b to ride on. j

By arranging the several parts sd 'l'ztr :is deseribed, the coiled spring een be readily adjusted within thel easing freely netuntfnl :rnd guided by thel device 3.

rl`he wire pieee, of which the device 23 is formed, is bent up on itself inidwz'iy its length and nt zin angle to the pnrztllel nninibers'to forni n 'finger grip 32, :nid ed the neok ol' seid grip 32 the side nienibers ere enrved ontwdrdly` is et $53 to iorni .benrinpys to sent within :i enp slntped inolnber 3 ree-t s dimnetrien-llbv opposi'hf ,nds as :it 50m-5l to lit over the side members ol the devi@Y 'in the preini'red forni es shown in L' nnd, the hook (i ilioirrned on a {istt di by slitting the sinne and pressing the.

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ing, of a loc-hing member consisting of a sin- .bending the spring Within the shellor casing.

portion to the shape as shown in Fig, 3, l Twhereby to readily engage a Catch member 7 l secured to the Curtain and which consists of tubular member havin 1 a locking lio 70 that l cooperates with 'the vrook an( having prongs '72, for passing 'through the curtain and the slots 72a in aolutch plate '73 that .is adapted for rltting over the under side of the curtain. instead oi forming the looking lip on the meu'iber attached to the curtain, it may be formed on tl e eup devises mounted on the device and when thus arranged the hook member is formed on the tubular niember that is attached to the curtain as Clearly understood Jfrom Fig. 2.

From the foregoing description taken in connection with the drawings the advantages and the construction oi my invention, it is believed 'will readily appear.

@ne of the essential advantages is that the fastener can be secured lativise against the curtain and the sliding or look controlling device easily manipulated Without danger of Furthermore it provides for using long shell or casing and long pull of the device 3 'whereby to enable the operator to take slank in the curtain. .A

Having thus described my invention what l claim and desire to secure by'Letters latent is l. The combination with.

the shell or casgle Wire bent upon itselic 'to form parallel portions, said portions having their inner end bent inwardly, the casing having apertures in one end for the passage of said members, said easing including a flat base plate upon which the parallel portions slide a coiled spring in the casing between the bent ends oi' the parallel portions ot the locking member and the front endof the casing, and a catch on the curtain adapted to be engaged by the looking member when the latter is drawn out.

2. TheV combination with afcasing comprising a shell like body portion, a removable at bottom, said body portion having prongs for clenching said bottom and the curtain, said casing having openings in the iront end adjacent the bottom piece 5 of a locking member consisting ot a finger pull iortion, parallel arms that extend through the casing openings and having up-turned ends, a coiled spring mounted in the casing between the said 11p-turned end and the front end ot the casing and lying wholly above the plane of the parallel arms and means on. the outer end of the locking imnnber for engaging a catch on the curtain, set forth.

3. in a eurtain fastening means ot the cliaraet r described, as a new article, a blanlr. for forming the easing, said blank having a projection at cach end, one of said projecl senese el. The combination with the llat slotted' bottom plate for the casing, and the semicircular shell portion, said portion having a closed end and prongs at said end and the sides for passing through the slotsin the bottom 'plate and clenohing on the curtain, the iront end of the said shell portion having a pair of slots; of a locking member composed oi" a single piece of Wire bent upon itself to form-a finger. gripping loop, and parallel side members, said side members being held to slide through the slots in the shell Yront and on the bottom plate, the inner ends of said sidemembers being bent up,`a spring' held between said bent up ends and the front endv of the shell, a fastener hook mounted on the nger end of the locking device, and a catch member for cooperating with the said hook all being substantially arranged as shown and described.

5. Therombination with a catrh member secured toone edge or' the curtain, of a casing 90 secured. to the adjacent edge of the Curtain, the said easing com rising a flat inner or bottom` plate having longitudinal slots in its opposite side edges and a transverse slot at one end, an outer shell-like member having an inturned ortion at each end one of the said inturnedP portions having a reduced extension for resting onthe correspomling end of the bott-om plate so as to lForm a passage in the Casin(7 at each side of the said reduced 100 extension, said shell-like member having prongs at thevsides and at one end for )assing through the slots in the-inner or bottom platey and clenching on the curtain, a locking member having parallel sides that extend 105 through the assages in the end of the casing,

a catch on t e outer end of the said parallel members for engaging the curtain attached catch, and a sprmg device Within the easing for. normall r pulling the locking member back into tie casing, the said interlocking member having a linger piece tor pulling it' outward. v

6. A curtain fastener, comprising a shell or casing having a removable bottom, said shell or casing being bent to form a spring receiving chamber and provided With shoulders forming guides, a spring held in said spring receiving chamber, a pull member projecting into said easing to rest in the guides thereof, and having rip-turned ends to engage said spring, substantially as shown and oesoribed.

.FREDERICK MARGGlL/XFF. Witnesses.

W; C. Santen, Joan' Gaarne-n. 

